Decemberists Add Dates, Plan Record Store Day EP

After scoring a Billboard #1 earlier this year with The King Is Dead, the Decemberists are rolling straight on ahead, touring heavily for the first half of the year. The Portland band just announced a fresh round of North American dates, including a few shows with Best Coast. They're in Europe right now, and they're also planning to stop at a few festivals in the months ahead. We've got their dates below, as well as a video of them playing the King Is Dead track "Down by the Water" with guest Gillian Welch on "Conan".

Also, the band plans to release a live EP on Record Store Day, which falls this year on April 16. They recorded their seven-song CD Live at Bull Moose at the titular record store in Scarborough, Maine. It includes takes on tracks from The King Is Dead, as well as a cover of the Louvin Brothers' country nugget "If I Could Only Win Your Love". The EP will only be available at independent record stores.